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Newspaper
Brandon News
Location
Brandon, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1907
Page
5
Crops are reported in splendid condition and a big cost sale starts Saturday at Busick’s with everything to go at cost after the next Saturday. The town features many notices of gatherings, church protractions, and local visits, plus politics and school plans.
For sale 140 acres of good land located 214 miles north of Brandon depot on Brandon and Fannin road with a good residence outbuildings and water. Inquiries to J. T. Shields Brandon Mississippi. Also buggies and wagons available. W. G. Barnes advertises a near new rubber tire runabout with two year factory guaranty. Dave P Gayden will show and quote prices. Fresh bread every Tuesday and Friday. Blue flame oil stoves promise meals in 15 to 30 minutes.
The following program will be rendered at Johnson Hall on Saturday August 10 with items including devotional exercises by Rev Emery, Buehler's Modern Grammar by Mrs Leverett, modes of punishment by Miss Fannie Jack, number work in grades one and two by Miss Holland, attendance causes and remedies by Miss Ora Robinson, benefits of teaching agriculture by W P Harper, the school as moral training by Prof Freeny, and a business session.
The annual gathering at Greenfield runs from August 11 with invitation to all to attend and worship led by J. A. Alford.
A Special Notice lists two daily Wagon ice deliveries at 10 30 a m and 5 30 p m with a prohibition on deliveries outside these hours. The ice house hours are 9 6 80 and no ice is sold on Sundays. Darnall and Bros T M Henry is named as qualified for insurance commissioner.
The writer thanks the people of Brandon and nearby for kindness shown to him and his wife during her illness. He notes many gifts and remembers those who contributed funds to buy a new cow after the loss of the previous one. He signs as W w A Jones, your friend.
Robert Braoker writes from Rindoso New Mexico June 23 1907 praising growth and land value from a new railroad, describing irrigation from mountain streams and fertile valley farms. He notes crops late due to frost in May, abundant fruit and vegetables stored in cellars, stock including goats and game such as bear antelope turkey quail wolves beaver fox wild cat panthers and even a coal copper mine nearby. Churches schools and Sunday school are close by and he offers further information to the recipient.
The piece argues against wealth as a sole elder gift and urges teaching children to swim, not passively providing a fortune. It stresses self-reliance through education, moral cultivation, and modest, law-abiding attire. Early self-dependence and faith in God prevent misfortune from taking away a strong start.
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